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WILMETTE LIFE April 5, 1929 News of Interest to the Chur·ch-Goers of Our Village t~ret~nt··onal Ch··rch 'meeting and the meeting of the CorporaCo ,.& &U " tlon, at Which time the election Of officers Ver e Wilmette and Lake avenues will take place. A cordial invitation to all Loper and William E. McCormack members of the churc}l and congregation · Ministers is given by the joint boards of the church. Reservations to be made by Monday, April 8, with Mrs. H. T. Reiling, WilThe members of the church have mette 3049. learned with deep regret of the resignation of the Rev. William E. McCormack Presbyterian Union banquet will be held as the Minister of Education. His service Thursday evening, April 18, in the Hotel to the church In every department of its LaSalle at 6:30 o'clock. · The guest of work has been invaluable. He has built honor and speaker of the evening will up a splendid program of religiou~ educa- be Rev. Henry M. Edmonds, D. D., pastor tion, endeared himself to all of · the young of th'e independent Presbyterian church people of the parish, and led the church of Birmingham, Alabama. with the highest sklll during the Interim between the pastorates of Dr. Lloyd and The Woman's society has designated the Mr. Loper. month of Aprll for renewal of Auxiliary memberships for Chicago Christian InMr. McCormack will occupy th.e pulpit dustrial league. Mrs. H. T. Reiling, 1503 of the church on Sunday morning, preach- Greenwood avenue, Wilmette 3049, will reing on "Spiritual Reflexes." Mr. Loper ceive contributions for this cause. will be in Beloit, Wis., where he is to be college preacher at Beloit college. All Boy Scouts of Troop 5 will meet Monday evening, 7:30 o'clock, at the There will be a parish dinner at the church. church on Wednesday evening. The memFollowing is the musical program for bers who have united with the church during the past year will be especially Sunday, April 7: honored at the dinner. The program will Organ Prelude-"To Spring" .. . ... . . Grieg be social in nature. Everybody should Anthem-"Hark, Hark, My Soul" . . Shelly oome expecting to have a splendid time as Anthem-"Chrlst Is Knocking at My Sad Heart" . . . . .. . . . .... . .... . . .. ... . . . Otis well as to meet the new members of the church and promote the family spirit of Organ Offertory"A ve Maris Stella" ... . .. .... .. . . . Grieg tbe church. The deacons will hold their regular meeting at the close of the in- Solo-"Arise, Shine" .. .. . . ... MacDermid Mr. Miller formal program. · Organ Postlude"Toccata in G" . .. . . . .. ... . . .Demore1-;t The regular meeting of the Ladies' Guild will be held in the church on Fri- QuartetCatherine Bushouse, soprano day, April 12, with luncheon served at Rose Luth?:er Gannon, contralto 1 P. M. by the Central Avenue circle. .John B. Miller, tenor Three foreign girls from the National Edward Otis, bass Kindergarten College will be present and Erma Rounds, organist and director speak. The girls come from Germany, the Phlllppine and Barbados Islands. Two chapters In the mission study book, "YoJlth and tbe New America," will be reviewed. The board will meet at 12 In this church Easter does not mark o'clock. the end of a long campaign. On the contrary, it stands as the begininng of a The services of Holy Week proved to new advance. To that end, new memThe women of the Associated Guilds This year's Easter service was the be very successful. The intimate atmos- bers are to be received into the church phere of the Cottage Prayer services on on next Sunday, again at the Home-Com- highwater mark in the history of St. will meet in the ·club house today at 11 Tuesday and Wednesday nights made a ing Day on May 12, and once more on John's so far as the reception of new o'clock. . Luncheon will be served at noon. real contribution to the group of over a the Day of Pentecost. The following communicant members in the church is hundred people who attended them. AI- lo:C'hedule of events will show that the concerned, twenty-six adults being n~ most two hundred people took communion ehurch has mapped out an aggressive ceived int.o communicant mem!Jership on at the Maundy Thursday Candle Light C'ampaign to move forward to the day that day., At the same time twenty new Wilmette and Forest avenues children were received into membe rship Communion service. Many felt that it 1 of entrance into the new building. Rev. George D . Allison, pastor was the most beautiful communion service with our Sunday school. '1'wl) hundreu· ln w~ich they had ever participated. The The Wilmette Girl Scout ·n h ld th i and thirty people received Holy ComAnother inspiring service is anticipated church is deeply grateful to St. Augus- C t . s Wl o. e r munion on Maundy Thursday and Good for this Sunday at 11 a. m. when a group tine's Episcopal church the Duncan our of Awards this evening m the Friday. _ of twenty-four new members will be given Studios of Winnetka ~nd the many Methodist church. :r~e d~nner for Girl friends whose courtesy made it possible , S~outs and their fatmhes Will be se:ved at · · · · 1 the right hand of fellowship at the Com6 30 The Dramatic club 1s busily rehearsmg munion. This church welcomes all disto l[et the equipment for this service In · · The program and a wardmg of a pl~y to be ~vien for. the benefit of St. ciples of Chri~t to the Lord's Supper. spite of the rain Easter was as usu~l a ~adges will begi~ at ~ :45. Every per~~m day of joy and victory. m t~e commum~y, mter~sted in Girl .Johns some .~Ime durmg the mo~th of There will be a Children's Story and a Scoutmg, is cordially invited to attend May.. Reheat sals are held every Tuesday sermon in a new series by Dr Allison evemng. · · Most of the young people's organiza- this program. Fuller announcement of The Sunday school meets at 9 :30 a. m. tions of the church took advantage of the the program and badges will be found At the May meeting of the Senior and under the leadership of Earl C. Carl"'on. week of vacation to have picnics and elsewhere in this issue of WILMETTE LIFE. Junior Walther league societies an ora- A new class for adults will begin funcbikes. The regular meetings will be reThe choir of the Italian churC'h in Chi- torical conte~t will be stag·~.j to detern,iw· tioning, in response to a demand for a sumed this week. cago wlll be present at the Fellowship the young people who will rept·esent St. Couples' class, where husband and wife The Christian people of Wilmette should service on April 10. They will be the · John's a.t the elimination contest which might attend the church school together. make a special effort on Sunday night to guests of the church at the supper and will be held among the 'Societies t1f the The Men's class and the Women's class bear Dr. Louis L. Mann, Rabbi of Sinai following the supper will lead in a serv- North ShQie zone in the May zone meet- will continue their work, also. A new quarter begins Sunday and we solicit Congregation, Chicago, and professor of ice of song and of worship. This is a lng. new pupils to start with the graded class Oriental languages at the University of very fine group .of trained singers who The examination of this year's class of their own age group. ChlC{l.go. This great leader of the Hebrew will bring a great message In music. of catechumens will take place during faith should draw a large and appreciaThe Young People's society and the Uve audience to the Sunday Evening club The Young Married People's group has the 11 o'clock service on Sunday morning with which our .church co-operates. The selected Monday, April 15, for its neit May 12. This examination has the ob~ F. A. S. will have a joint session at the topic of the address will be "The Fear of "get-together." The committee is at ject of proving that the candidates for church, Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Llvin~." Rollin Pease will be the soloist ~ork plannill!!' a wholesome program, and confirmation are sufficiently informed on Adjournment will be in good time for of the evening. · mvitations will ·go out this week to a the do<:trines of their church to be re- other plans of individuals. hundred couples who belong in this clas- ceived mto full communion. The examThe Midweek meeting ori Wednesday at sification and are now affiliated with the ination deals with the fundamental questions of the Christian religion, such as 8 o'clock will take up the Church budget church. · for 1929-1930. the deity of Christ, the doctrine of justiNinth street and Greenleaf avenue fication by faith, the doctrine of the Rev. Clyde Randolph Wheeland, B. D. The ladles of the Friendly Circle class means of grace, the Word and the SacraThe Mission Union meeting occurs 534 Sheridan road, Evanston and their husbands invite the men to a ment, the inspiration of the Bible and Tuesday, April 9, at the Morgan Park evening at the church April 22, at oth~:r_s. church and a goodly representation from Sunday, April 7, morning worship at socl,al o clock. During the evening a sketch our congregation is expected. 11 o'clock. Dr. Wheeland's sermon topic 8 will be given by the ladies. Save the date The confirmation services will be held will be "A Great Motive Makes a Great -April 22. The fine spirit of this congregation ar:<! Life." on the day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 19, and on the first Sunday in June the .spiritual refreshing of our worship Sunday school at 9:30 A. l\1. Classes for The Methodist Social Union is sched- the newly confirmed will receive the serviCes are attracting increasing numbers. If you have no church home in all ages-graded instruction. Christian uled to meet on Thursday, April 18. At Lord'~ Supper for the first time. "\Yilrnette we earnP.stlv and cordially inEndeavor at 5:30 P. M. the banquet, Dr. Merton Rice of Detroit will be the speaker. Next Sunday morning the pastor is VIte you to come here. You will not be delivering the first of a series of ad- disappointed. The .Wilm tte Presbyterian church extends a cordial Invitation to strangers and The men of the church, through the dresses on the Lutheran Catechism. These all of the community, not identified with Official board, are planning for a Men's addresses are. being delivered at the speLook for the Lighted Cross at the coreome other church, to all th.e services of rally to be held early in May at the cial request of the congregation They ner of Wilmette and Forest avenues. our church. Shawne~ Country club. will be in addition to the sermon. ·The entire service, he-.av.er, will not be exMothers' Day will be celebrated this tended in any way. These addresses will The Woman's soci;ty will hold an allclay meeting at the church Tuesday year in the church as a Home-Comin,:r consume about seven minutes each. The First Sunday after Easter April 9. Spoke 3 will have charge of th~ Day. An effort will be made to bring· subjects in the order in which they will aewing and Spoke 5 the luncheon. Fol- back former members of the church living be held follow tile order of the command- 9 :45 a. m . ..... . .. .. .. .... . Sunday school lowin~ the luncheon, Mrs... E. L. Schulz near at hand. Special attention will be rr.'mts: Joseph Johnson, superintendent will in"tall th new otflcers. Mrs. Harriet paid to the two living charter members 1. The Lutheran Catechism 11 a. m .. .. . . . . . ... .. ... Morning worship Knowlton haR arranged the program. Mrs. of the church. Particular honor will be 2. Idolatry Surprise Service Nellle S. Boltwood wlll lead the devo- paid to all those who have been baptized 3. Profaning God's name Next Su~day Is Surprise Sunday tionals. A business meeting follows. or married in the vresent church building. 4. True Worship There will be no sermon preached by 5.. The Christian Home the pastor; however, there will be several The annual meeting of the church and This church cooperates in the Sunday 6. Life addresses by members of the various orcongregation will be held Wednesday Evening club which meets in the Congre-~ 7. Personal Purity ganizations of the church.. April 10, beclnniniJ with dinner at 6 :80 gatlonal church at 7 :30. The speaker 8. Honesty P. K., to be followed .by the Ecclesiastical for this Sunday evening is Dr. Louis L. 9. A Good Name Our Easter week services were attended v Methodist Church Mann, Rabbi of Sinal Congregation, Chi-110. Sins of Thought cago. His subject will be "The Fear of 11. Sin and Saviour Living." Rollln Pe~e will sing. Small catechisms ;in be freely supplied The Senior High league will meet at to e_veryone at the church. St. John's 6 o'clock sunday evening In the qhurch cordially invites all who are interested to chapel. Oliver Black will be the speaker. come and hear .all these addresse~, the He will also render several numbers on first of which wlll deal w~th the h1s~ory the clarinet. Mr. Black is a member of and purpose of our Luthet an Catech1~m, the Evanston Symphony orchestra. How- the order of the commandments, whtch ard William-s is the leader of the meeting. differs from that of the Reformed denominations, and the general order of the· six The Junior High league will meet Sun- chief parts. day evening at 5 :30 in the Junior department room. A program of interest to all boys and girls in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades has been planned. Sunday will be the first Sunday after Easter. There will be Holy Communion at 8 o'clock in the morning. Church schools will be held at 9:45 and Holy Communion with address at 11 o'clock. ·wilmette and Park avenues, Wilmette Herman W. Meyer, pastor Monday, April 8, is the day set ap~rt 406 Prairie avenue Telephone 1396 by the church to celebrate the AnnunciaChurch telephone 3111 tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the announcement to her by the Angel of the SERVICES Lord. There will be ·Holy Communion FJrst Sunday After Easter 9:30 a. m.-Sunday school and Bible at 8 o'clock in the morning. classes. Although the weather on Easter day 9:45 a. m.-First service and sermon. 11 a. m .-Second service and sermon : was unpropitious the total attendanee of all our Easter services was larger than "Is Seeing Believing?" last year. There was a considerable in1\IEETINGS crease in Communicants an·1 the total Friday at 7:45 p. m.- Junior Walther special offerings for the day were also league. larger. Monday and Friday at 4-Classes for children. John Fowler and Henry Specht, Jr., Monday at 7 :30-Choir rehearsal. were presented by the rector with handTuesday at 7 :45-Meeting of voters. some engraved gold watches at the Easter Festival service for long and faithful Preparations are now under way for service in our boys' choir. a ten day summer camp for Lutheran The total attendance at all services Young People. The grounds and facilities of the Y. W. C. A., situated near Plano, during Lent increased more than ten Illinois, have been engaged for that per- per cent over last year. iod beginning June 30 and ending July On Sunday afternoon, April 21, the chil7. 'l'his camp known as Millhurst was used by our young people last year. Res- dren of fourteen North Shore Epi scopal ervations may now be made through the church s chools will hold a special rally secretary of the young people's societies. at St. Augustine's at 4 o'clock. St. Augustine's -------- St. John's Church Wilmette Baptist I First Presbyterian English Lutheran